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Trumpeter ZIL-157 1/35 trucks any good?
generalzod
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Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 09:19 AM UTC
Does anyone know if the 1/35 Trumpeter ZIL-157 trucks are good kits? I did a search around this site but only found some in Turkish I am debating on getting one I am curious if they are good OOB or are they a bad build Here's some links to what I am talking about

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=TR1001

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=TR1003
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Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 09:42 AM UTC
Chad - Trumpeter's ZiL Trucks are excellent. I don't think they're a bad build, just calls for a little patience and pre-fitting before committing to glue.

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Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 10:03 AM UTC
Second Gun Truck's appraisal. They are excellent kits. Here is a review on them form PMMS:
Trumpeter ZIL-157s
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Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 10:27 AM UTC
Thanks for the replies and the link For some reason I forgot to look at the Perth site :-) Hokey smokes but there a lot of pieces to those truck kits
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Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 10:42 AM UTC

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Thanks for the replies and the link For some reason I forgot to look at the Perth site :-) Hokey smokes but there a lot of pieces to those truck kits


Yeah - when I first got a hold of Trumpeter's ZiL-157, I likened it to Trumpeter's answer to AFV Club's M35A2 Deuce...

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